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The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has scheduled another National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day

September 29, 2012 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Drug Take-Back Day will take place on Saturday, September 29, 2012, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. This is a great opportunity for those who missed the previous events, or who have subsequently accumulated unwanted, unused prescription drugs, to safely dispos

A new drug could help patients who suffer from social withdrawal due to Fragile X syndrome or autism.

Researchers have found a drug that can help patients with Fragile X syndrome, the most common cause of inherited intellectual impairment (formerly known as mental retardation), stay calm in social situations by treating their anxiety.

Dr. Elizabeth Berry-Kravis and her team found that a drug called Arbaclofen reduced social avoidance and repetitive behavior in Fragile X patients, especially those with autism, by treating their anxiety. The drug increases GABA, a chemical in the brain that regulates the excitatory system in Fragile X pa

He's been in business for 44 years, but Pawtucket Pharmacy owner Bob Audet said he's never before sold a UMass Lowell-inspired product until Perceptiv, an over-the-counter pill that fights the effects of Alzheimer's disease, came along a few weeks ago.

Technically, that's not true. Three years ago, Audet's store was among a handful that sold a product called Memory XL, a bottle of pills that contain six vitamins: folic acid, vitamins B12 and E, and three

The first and best known certifying body, the Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS; http://www.bpsweb.org/), was launched by the American Pharmacists Association ( http://www.pharmacist.com/), then the American Pharmaceutical Association, in 1976.

BPS had the world to itself for more than 20 years. It wasn't until 1997 that the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists ( http://www.ascpfoundation.org/) launched the Certified Geriatric Pharmacist (CGP) program. The certification is now overseen by the Commission for Certification in Geriatric Pharmacy (CCGP; http://www.ccgp.org/), which itself was accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (N